I am so glad this resonated with you 
Love your poetry!!
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It was slow going, but I made it back out to the living room with my husband & 2 of my kids for the rest of the afternoon & evening. Iām okay, just an off day & needed some time to kind ofā¦ let the feelings be what they were going to be, even if I couldnāt immediately figure out why they were that way. 
Thank you 
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Everyoneās entries are so amazing to see! 
Not to break up the fun and the flow, but I do have to play rule warden for just a moment with a friendly reminder for everyone about the Catch-Up Challenge rules:
If there are any questions or uncertainties about an entry, I will reach out to individuals privately via PM. And if anyone has any questions about the challenge, the rules, etc for me, know that you are always welcome to reach out! 
Itās also time for our weekly āfinal callā call! 
Itās time for a friendly reminder:
This challenge will soon close
If you would like to participate and havenāt done so already, please post about your challenge experience(s) by the deadline:
ā February 7, 7:00 AM CET (Central European Time)
If you havenāt already shared an entry but would like to join in, this is your friendly reminder that you still have a bit of time left to do so!
Blessed Be! 
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For my next challenge entry, I chose to do 
Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Freedom in Forgiveness
Iāve been meaning to write a āF*** Youā letter for quite some time, and though this might not seem like forgiveness, I think it is. Hereās why - for me, forgiveness is just as much about closure as it is letting go and moving on. In this case, the person the letter is addressed to has cut contact with me for their own personal reasons. I donāt believe I did anything wrong and the communication on their part was non-existent. So, long story short, I have no closure and this person really hurt me.
I wrote them a letter with everything I feel, everything I wish I could say to them, and then burned the letter in my cauldron.
I feel a bit better today ā I did this last night ā but I will probably have to do it again in the future because this is a bigger issue than one letter can address.
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Thank you @Susurrus. I hope my cousin will get the help he needs. Maybe if the atmosphere surrounding our visit is right, then he will.
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Oh @MeganB I saw your photo and knew before reading your entry what you were doing. I have experienced the forgiveness through closure you describe, and have also found peace in the ritual burning of a letter to the person who caused the pain. I feel for you and admire the lengths to which you are going to forgive. I think youāre right that future burnings may need to occur. We tend to hold onto these hurts as a means of protection and they come back to haunt usā¦at least they do for me. Burn baby burn! 
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You have done a great job @MeganB! I am sorry for how much you got hurt, loveā¦I think you chose to forgive that person, itself shows how big your heart is! 
And yes go ahead and do this whenever you feel likeā¦I too have a few things on my list that needs to be burnt in my cauldron as I banish their presence from my Heart. To be honest, my heart is as wounded as the damage a hundred bullets would do. I plan on removing these bleeding wounds one by one, very slowly! But I must say I will need some extraa blessings from my lovely friends here! Your entry is so touching Megan, I feel you and guess what? I love you! 
Blessed Be! 
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Challenge Entry #3 - Money Magick
Back in the spell jar challenge, I made my first true spell jar: a money jar. š« Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Spell Jars & Witch Bottles - #94 by Aurora_Hestia
Iāve kept it on my altar and have been making a point to meditate on it, even for a minute, every day since to really make the intention and spell work. And money has been coming in unexpected ways this past week which has been amazing!
Last night, I modified the Snow Moon Spell to use in the shower after seeing it from the Spell a Day post to focus on more money magick (https://forum.spells8.com/t/spell-a-day-february-5)
We have remote lights in our bathroom that are multi-colored and I used it in place of the purple candle while I showered and followed the guided meditation. Afterwards, I journaled everything I felt from the meditation and felt all warm and content from it. I couldnāt see the full moon as it was cloudy, but it still felt powerful and it also got rid of a pesky headache.
One of my biggest goals this year is to find financial stability so this is an area I plan to keep growing with and practicing!
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Challenge Entry
Of Spells and Strings 
For my third and final challenge, I started a new embroidery. This one is more beginner friendly. As in, there isnāt a lot of yarn for the different shadings of the leaves, stems and flowers. Iām glad because threading a needle is one of the hardest tasks to do. 
Itās not finished, but I have had to do it when my cats are asleep. 
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Weekly Witchy Challenge- #1 for Amethyst
Iām going for the Spell Mechanic badge here. Donāt know if Iāll have the time or energy to catch the others up, weāll see.
But for this one, I realized that I adjusted the Imbolc Spell from here on site and thought Iād share that. For one thing, I canāt stand sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds. So I got some whole pecans. Thatās a seed!
Iām also not allowed to put any kind of food outside here at the apartments so I put all my pecans on my little altar overnight before disposing of them. It was a nice ritual, I donāt think I changed too much.
So thatās me for this badge! I may try to get the weather one too if I can think up anything today. Cheers!
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Challenge Entry: Catch-Up
Brews & Potions - Potion Brewer
Again with the synchronicity awesomeness! I originally intended to do only 1 challenge because Iāve been busyā¦ 2 of the things I was already planning to do are actually on the list.
With this full Snow Moon, I made moon water. I made multiple containers. The one with a spigot is filtered so itās drinkable. I will put some in all the beverages I drink. Only a bit so I can make it last until the next full moon when I can replenish it. The huge jug is my utility moon water. I am using it to water my plants, soak a cloth fo baths & showers, & for whatever else presents itself. I used the moon water instructions from the printable pages 
I will be putting full moon pictures on them once I put my hands on where I put my modgepodge
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Challenge Entry 2 - As Above, So Below
I have been doing a lot of shadow work lately with my craft as I forge a new path forward. I have been out of work for three years 
and I am trying to figure out what I want to do with my life. This journey has brought me closer to Goddess Aine, especially as I continually pull The Magician (āI have all the tools to create my reality. The divine works through me.ā -Labyrinthos app). I have also had a long and tough journey with depression, anxiety, and OCD. For me what resonates the most at this time is āas within, so withoutā as I continue to explore my wants and needs without letting inner turmoil overtake me and influence my life. I have been meditating, doing devotionals, and journaling (and faithfully taking my meds) so that my inner self is able to feel calm and in control. This way I can better influence and manifest what I want for my outer self.
For last nightās full snow moon, I lit a purple candle, listened to the full moon meditation from Spells8, journaled, and did a crystal scrying while invoking Goddess Aine.
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Challenge Entry 3 - Heed the Call of Crystals
I wasnāt sure if I would do a third catch-up challenge, but the opportunity fell into my lap via my husband. My birthday was on the 3rd and he bought me a rock tumbler kit. I was able to go through raw stones and pick which ones I wanted to tumble first, put them into the tumbler with the grit and water and begin the process. Over the course of this February moon, I will check on them and switch the grit out. It feels like a truly special gift to watch the stones go from their raw form to a tumbled appearance and I am so excited to use them in my craft.
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My Challenge Entry #3 : Heed The Call Of Crystals 
(Crystal Collector)
So I gathered up all the crystals that I possess for this crystallized challenge! 
As for learning more about a few crystals I chose to learn deeply about my Howlite 
, Sodalite 
and Malachite 
stones! 
Although I knew about their basic properties, I found these lovely pins from Pinterest that helped to know a bit more about them! 
Imagesā source - Pinterest
I cleansed all my stones afterwards in small bowls filled with water, I definitely did not immerse malachite for much long as it is not advisable! Then after all my crystals were cleansed and purified by the beautiful water I put them in, I charged them with Palo Santo incense smoke as I passed each one through it!
Now comes the favourite picture of mine for I am going to show off my little crystal collection! Haha! 
This includes - blue topaz pendant, rainbow moonstone, labradorite & blue chalcedony rings, my seven chakra bracelet consisting - clear quartz, amethyst, citrine, carnelian, red jasper, lapis lazuli and green aventurine, chips! Then there is my aquamarine bracelet, some clear quartz and black tourmaline put separately out of the crystal heap in the center! My amethyst pendulum, a rose quartz tumbled stone and howlite, sodalite & malachite!!! Pheeww! 
At last I managed to make a flower of life crystal gridā¦after I realized that one was already there in the middle of my altar cloth! 
Anyways, I went with the one I had madeā¦
Sooo The end of my 3rd entry too! And thank you to everyone who read till the end! 
There, I did it! All three challenges done in time! Haā¦thank you Universe! 
Blessed Be!
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Challenge entry 2
Not sure if this falls into the astrology or numerology category
If have an interest in the planets and beleive they have a big influence on our lives. I was aware of what they had control over having worked with astrology for the past few years. I therefore looked for a way to utilise this into my work. I came across the planetary magic squares . Each square is a set of numbers arranged in a way that corresponds to numerals linked to each planet.
This evening i visited my grandmother in.a care home and it struck me how weak she has become. I wanted to utilise the power of the sun to provide her with healing and strength.
I started with an intention and recorded what came to mind, including the little doodles:
I simplified this to a message that could be translated to a sigilā¦HEAL NANA (my name for her). I used standard numerology to convert this to numbers:
I used the suns magic square to create the sigil with the dot marking the beginning and the line marking the end.
After getting the sigil i burned it onto a wooden disc with my pyrography tool
Now i have the sigil that i can carry and leave with her next time i see her. I have asked my deities also to bless this and for their assistance in their healing.
Blessed be
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This is absolutely lovely! Great job! I love this! 
Sorry for all the exclamations lol
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Challenge Entry: Catch-Up
All About Runes - Rune Reader
One of the very first witchy-type apps I downloaded was Runic Formulas . My love language is cooking so I like to inscribe useful runes on the bottom of dishes before I put the food in. Other than that, Iāve not worked much with them.
Itās been a while since Iāve bothered with nail polish. Iām very rough on my hands & not at all mindful so it doesnāt usually last long. I found a bottle of my favorite color while clearing out an old purse and decided what the heckā¦ Why not? The second the last nail dried I thought, ugh! I could have put runes on my nails before I painted them!!! (Always the way, right?) So now Iāve waited till they were messed up & removed the color. The app says anything on your left hand addresses your self & anything on the right address others. I went through the list on the printable page from All About Runes & found things that I needed to target how I handle myself & how I handle myself with others. Ignore the shakes on my right nails. Iām not ambidextrous by any stretch of the definition lol. Iāll add another cost when I get time (which may be never lol yay mommyhood! )
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Oh I love this! Such a cool idea. Very very nice!
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